20 Hops Alumni to Represent 10 Countries in World Baseball Classic

Hillsboro, Ore. (March 3, 2026) – The rosters are set for the 2026 World Baseball Classic and the Hillsboro Hops will be well represented on baseball’s biggest international stage. A total of 20 former Hops players and coaches have earned spots on rosters across 10 different countries. The two-week tournament begins on March 4 and runs through March 17, featuring 20 teams in a pool-play format followed by a single-elimination knockout stage. Games are held in Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami, with the top two finishers from each pool advancing to quarterfinals.

20 former Hillsboro Hops players & coaches will represent their countries in the 2026 World Baseball Classic. The notated year(s) below are when they were on the Hops roster.

Brazil

• Bo Takahashi (RHP, 2016)

Colombia

• Jesus Marriaga (OF, 2019)
• Coach: Jaime Del Valle (2018)
• Coach: Ronald Ramirez (2022, 2023, 2025)

Cuba

• Denny Larrondo (RHP, 2025)

Dominican Republic

• Geraldo Perdomo (INF, 2018)
• Coach: Wellington Cepeda (2016)

Great Britain

• Kristian Robinson (OF, 2019, 2023)
• Coach: Brad Marcelino (2025)
• Coach: Barry Enright (2019)

Italy

• Dominic Canzone (OF, 2019, 2021)
• J. D’orazio (C, 2023, 2025)

Netherlands

• Druw Jones (OF, 2025)

Panama

• Kenny Hernandez (LHP, 2018, 2021, 2022)
• Jose Caballero (INF, 2018)

Chinese Taipei

• Kai-Wei Lin (RHP, 2018, 2021)
• Yu-Min Lin (LHP, 2023)
• Lyle Lin (C, 2019, 2022, 2024)

United States

• Brad Keller (RHP, 2014)
• Corbin Carroll (OF, 2019, 2021 — Injured)

The tournament will begin on March 5 at the Tokyo Dome (March 4 at 10 p.m. ET in the United States) with Chinese Taipei and Australia playing in the very first game. The other pools -- located at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Daikin Park in Houston; and loanDepot park in Miami -- will begin play on March 6.